The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,281,494 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to California Trout, Inc. to address the last major fish passage barrier in Alameda Creek, opening nearly 22 miles of habitat for threatened Central California Coast steelhead and other migratory fish. The project will remove a concrete erosion control structure that currently blocks fish passage on the creek, in conjunction with an already...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to Chelan County, Washington to address several fish passage barriers in the Wenatchee watershed. This work will reopen access to high-quality habitat for threatened Upper Columbia steelhead and endangered Upper Columbia Chinook salmon. The project aims to restore ecosystems, improve fish habitats, and support endangered...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $8.36M Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. The purpose of this award is to restore access to high-quality spawning and rearing habitat within the Olympic Peninsula by addressing 6 fish passage barriers in the Hoh, Queets-Quinault, and Quillayute watersheds. This project is part of the Coldwater Connection Campaign, a partnership that aims to reconnect...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California State Coastal Conservancy under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to restore floodplain rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids in Prairie Creek, a priority stream in Humboldt County, California. The project will complete the final downstream phase of work to elevate the habitat and create a salmonid stronghold, building upon several years of continuous...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $17,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the McKenzie Watershed Alliance. The purpose of this award is for the Alliance to work with partners to plan and implement several high-priority projects in the Upper Willamette Basin. The projects will remove barriers to fish passage, reconnect rivers to floodplains, and restore natural ecosystem processes to support the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the California State Coastal Conservancy. This funding will support habitat restoration planning, engineering and design, habitat restoration implementation, and land conservation projects to increase climate...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $14.6 million Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to California Trout, Inc. to construct two nature-like fishways at the Metrolink railway and Interstate 5 crossings in Orange County, California. This project will restore 15 miles of habitat access in the Trabuco Creek tributary of San Juan Creek, contributing to the recovery of endangered Southern California steelhead. The project will...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463), awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Salmonid Restoration Federation. The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will support the Federation's work with North Coast Tribes to identify and plan salmon restoration projects, develop climate resilience plans, conduct technical trainings, coordinate a restoration symposium, and establish a...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $9,998,830 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to California Trout, Inc. The purpose of this award is to implement landscape-scale floodplain habitat restoration projects in the Sacramento River watershed. These projects will benefit endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, which hold cultural significance for local tribes. By creating floodplain habitat and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,048,732 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The funding will support TNC's initial planning and design efforts to address fish passage at Juliette Dam and Snapping Shoal Dam within the Altamaha-Ocmulgee watershed. These efforts aim to restore fish passage to over 700 miles of habitat for endangered Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon, as well...